Vermont Humanities Council Speakers Bureau
Friday, December 28th 2018
3:00
Main Dining Room
Vermont sent far more sharpshooters to the Union armies than any other state, on a per capita basis. By the hundreds, Vermont marksmen passed the rigorous marksmanship test to join one of three Vermont companies. And sharpshooters from this state played a little-known but major role at Gettysburg, the great Union victory that changed the Civil War’s course. Historian Howard Coffin will discuss his recent research into this little recognized group and consider the reasons why Vermont may have been so well-represented in this elite group of marksmen.To learn more about the event, please visit the following link. VT Sharpshooters To learn more about The Vermont Humanities Council, please visit this link: VT Humanities
U-32 High School Select Chorus students will be coming to perform some Christmas classics!
All are welcome to join in a sing-a-long for the holidays with many favorite classic jingles and tunes!
This acoustic music festival is sure to please any and all music lovers with a variety of music tastes! Musical artists, Sandy Weaver along with Jacob and Gretta Stone, will be visiting to wow their audience with a performance that includes popular songs, show tunes, folk songs, instrumental and Celtic music, and even the opportunity for everyone to sing along to some of their most beloved songs. Instruments will include, guitar, banjo, fiddle, and an occasional drum accompaniment.
Earline Marsh & Jane Wollmar will again, be visiting Westview Meadows to do a poetry reading. Earline Marsh is a member of the Poetry Society Of Vermont council (& Gary Residence longtime volunteer!) and Jane is a past president. They will be leading a poetry reading! Join poets and enthusiasts for a fun hour of reading and conversation.
The Westview Art Committee is pleased to announce an Artist Reception featuring August Burns. “August Burns is a painter specializing in figurative art and portraiture. Burns lives in Middlesex, Vermont. The focus of her work and of her life is people, and her art is about capturing the person in the portrait. Her passion is to answer the questions— “What makes each of us unique?”, “What is it about a face that tells a person’s story?”” Burns is curious what portrait residents most enjoyed. The Art Committee is thus, hosting a “People’s Choice Award” where residents can vote for their favorite fine art piece displayed in the Santa Maria Lounge. To learn more about August and her talent, please visit this link: 
future of the written word? Writer/Painter/Carver Tim Brooks, looks to answer this question in a presentation he will be giving at Westview Meadows on December 7th, 2018 in the Main Dining Room at 3:00. All are welcome and invited to join us as we delve deeper into this topic: Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion, and the Future of the Written Word! To learn more about the event, please visit the following link. Written Word To learn more about The Vermont Humanities Council, please visit this link: 
